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 the place where we firt anchored, and remarkable from the pinnacle rocks which lay cloe off the Wet point of the bay. I prefer this place in the bad eaon, as the wind eldom blows more than two points to the Southward of the Eat. In the good eaon, however, that is, from the latter end of December till the beginning of June, I prefer the South Eat bay, being better anchorage and nearer to the cove, which was the only good landing place we dicovered, and is eaily known, being a tony beech at the firt inlet in the hore to the Eatward of the South point: all other part of the coat on the South ide of the iland is iron bound, which makes it extremely difficult, if not impoible to land, except in very fine weather.

According to the accounts given of the winds in this Latitude by former navigators, the South Eat bay would at all times afford a ecure anchorage; but I found it otherwie: though uch a change might be owing to the eaons falling later now than formerly, or in one year later than another. The Buccaneers aert, and Lord Anon confirms their aertion, that at the time he was cruizing for the Galeon, there was no reaon to apprehend danger on the Coat of Mexico, from the middle of October till May. But my journal will hew, from